The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-12-22
AN ORDINANCE,
Entitled An Ordinance to Grant Certain
Privileges to the Tallahassee Gas and
Electric Light Company.

Be u Ordaiasd By The Oty Council of he City q
1dHahasees:
SECTION l. That the Tallahassee Gas and Electric
Light Company be and they are hereby authorized
to construct Gas and Electric Light Works In The
City of Tallahassee. and for that purpose that the
said company shall have the right to lay their Pipe
In any and all streets in the said city, and In tue q,
1eys and lots Of the same, and to erect such lamp
posss or poles, or towers, % may be Necessary Of
essential for furnishing gas or electric lights 10 aid
City Of Tallahassee, and to this end the Taahssses
Gas and Electric Light Company are authorized y
make such excavations, or erect such structuru,
poles or towers, and run wires thereto, along The
streets Of said city may be necessary essential;
Provided That In laying such pipes or erecting such
lamp posts, or poles, or towers the said COMPANY
shall not obstruct any street for longer period than
twelve hours.
SEC. Q. That the said company shall, whenever Il
shall make any excavation in any street, or shall
have any material in any street, place lights to suf
dcient number upon such excavations and material
to warn all persons from such excavations and mS
teriAl 81 night.
sHC. 8 That the said company, in constructing ts
works upon any street in the City Of Tsahassee,
shall first submit to the Street Committee thesreeis
upon which pipes are to be laid, and shall abide any
order of the Street Committee made therein gov
erning the manner and time in which said pipes shall
be laid.
Snc. 4 That the said company, in accepting this
ordinance. shall become liable 70 any and all dan
ages accruing to private individuals by Of The
construction OF such works, which may arise iron
negligence OF said company or It's employees, and
shall hold the city harmless against any damages
which may arise a. herenbefore mentioned
SHC. 5. That the said company shall not obstruet
by placing material making excavations for their
pipes In any more Of the streets of the city at any
of its works, and the said company SHALL as soon
practicable, remove any and all distractions from
the streets and place the streets in the
condition as thay we're prior to excavations spo
and In ia aafd
paay shall follow established grades of the srees
and the City Surveyor is required to furnish Tie
grade at the expense of the company, when ~
quested by said company to do SO:
SIC. D. The said company shall not be permitted
to manufacture and supply gas, for Illuminating
purpose, Of less than eighteen QS) candle pova,
and shAn not be permitted to charge private c.
ing two and one.half dollars per one thousand 62
and the charge to the city for gas lamps shall na
exceed thirty dollars per annum for each lampd
not less than twenty candle power, through bum
ere Of capacity of four feet per hour
6nC. 2. That within thirty days after the day thA
this ordinance takes effect, the said TsllahasseeGa
and Electric Ii bit Company, their associates, sue
cessore and assigns, shall le their written seeegt
lance thereof In the Office of the City Clerk ofth.
said City Of Tallahassee, whereupon the same shan
become binding on both parties. The construcfioa
of the said gas works shah be commenced within
thirty days aer the 6liug of said acceptance, and
said gas works shall be completed and in practical
mencement Of the construction thereof and the
said tallahassee Gas and Electric Light Companh
shall put In and operate electric lights soon =
sufaclent consumers can be secured to pay eight
per cent interest per annum on the additional cap
ital required to purchase the machinery for and pu
In practical operation the said electric lights
SEQ. d That II the said company shall fail TO com
plete the said gas works within the time prescroed
IN the foregoing section Of this ordinance, or sh.h
fall to furnish gas at any time for the space OF 81
months, or shall violate any OF the provisions
this ordnance, the City Council OF the said City
tallahassee may, In Its discretion, declare this Or
dinance null and void and may repeal the same.
eBc. Q. That said City of Tallahassee does here
By lease and rent to said Tallahassee Gas and Ele
trio Light Company. and its successors and assgnA
at A 0nnna rental Of one dollar per year FOR NE
tsrm a niaetynine COZ years. payable BY said cor
pany or its successors, the first day Of each yes
three t acres Of land, adjoining the land now ocea
pied BY the Tallahassee Ice Company and sdloins.
Ing the right ofwao of the Florida Railway sns
Navigation Companys line Of road, said land 70 D
selected and surveyed BY said Tallahassee Gas ana
Electric Light Company; said land to be USED OI
the plant and for such other purposes as may PEI
quirea by said company for the transaction Of tns
business a. soon a. said tallahassee Gas and klee
trio Light Company shall have selected and sur
veyed said three (S) acres Of land. the mayor -,
City Clerk Of said city shall execute, under tSe
ofSald city. end deliver TO said Tallahassee Gas sna
Electric Light Company . lease In proper form o
such thros7O scrss Of land, with particular O.
acfipden thereof according to said selection ana
survey ana 1cc0fUng 70 the terms thereon
SBc. 10 That the said City of Tallahassee, In cor
siderasiou ofthe foregoing requirements being com
piled With on the part OF the said Tallahassee Gss
And Electric Light Company, their associates sus
cessors and assigns shall and hereby oblgates !:ea
10 take al gas which It may wish to In lighting
It. streets or buildlngs from said company at pnce
Of not more than one and onehalfdollars W oo)p1
one thousand feet for such may be used In puoas
buildings used exclusively BY said city, and q P1Ss
ofAet more than thirty dollars (tSc) per anDum M
each stppet lamp - heFeinbefore provided for 10 -
ton SIX Of this ordnance. for the period OF tven
i've consecutive yeass from the completion o. -, ~
Ga works Avstdsd That nothing herein snaii ~
construed q a obligation on the part ofthe sae"
Of tallahassee to take any gas nom said comp,ny
eno. IL That the privileges and license: ne Ia
4na shall be exclusive In ana 70
TaliAhassee 6as and Electric Light Company, "a ~
lsaOolatW, SUCCESSORS and assigns. for and during
aSc. Ia All ordinances and parts Of ordinance -
conaict with this ordinance be and the sa"'
hereby repealed
Passed by the Council In due and proper NAM
g its meeting this 10th day Of December .
Attsst-J. L DnuIIr. City Clerk;
T. b. RANpolfh;u
President City Connc ss